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[SimonMac]

Looks like he ran out of juice

[ladymuck]

OJ Simpson

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...on-dies-cancer

[ladymuck]

Peter Higgs, him wot predicted/discovered the Higgs Boson, 94

https://www.theguardian.com/science/...n-dies-aged-94

[DoctorStrangelove]

Lynne Reid Banks, author of "The L shaped Room". 93.

No. I haven't read it either, or "The Indian in the Cupboard" for that matter.

[Dactylion]

Gerry Conway

For the philistines amongst us - Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull and Cat Stevens among others

[vetran]

Goodnight Vienna

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ld-friend.html

Chris Cross dead aged 71: Ultravox star who played and co-wrote classic Vienna hit has died as frontman Midge Ure pays tribute to 'loved and missed old friend'

• The bass player whose real name was Chris Allen died last week aged 71

[ladymuck]

https://www.theguardian.com/film/202...-jr-actor-dies

Louis Gossett jnr, 87
First black man to win a supporting actor Oscar

[Dactylion]

Steve Harley, cockney Rebel, 73

https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...-frontman-dies

B*gger I had tickets to see him.....

Actually the gig had been postponed from March til April 25...
We thought at the time that it'd never happen :-(

Last time this sort of thing happened we'd been to see Eddy and the Hotrods on their "Done Everything I Wanna Do" tour.........
Then Barrie Masters snuffed it soon after :-(

Actually - I now I think about it Andy Scott should be a little worried, cos we saw him a few months ago with his incarnation of (The) Sweet...

Unfortunately:
a) He is the only left
b) He is also suffering with (fairly advanced) cancer

Sorry to be so depressing... but on this thread it's not exactly going to be joyful I guess

[DoctorStrangelove]

Vernor Vinge, novelist, 79:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernor_Vinge

[DoctorStrangelove]

And, speaking of "retirement": M Emmett Walsh, 88.

He was lucky: he missed appearing in the 2049 turkey.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/vi...-news-1002842/

[DoctorStrangelove]

Tom Stafford, astronaut, 93.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/thomas-sta...173332333.html

[openstrike]

Karl Wallinger at a mere 66 last weekend.

[ladymuck]

Steve Harley, cockney Rebel, 73

https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...-frontman-dies

[vetran]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...d-singing.html

I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden

Inventor of the karaoke machine Shigeichi Negishi dies aged 100: Electronics expert came up with the idea after he was mocked for his singing
Shigeichi Negishi created the world's first karaoke machine in 1967

• His machine was called a Sparko Box and it led to other versions being made
• He died after a fall on January 29 but has only recently been brought to attention

[NotAllThere]

Paul Alexander - The Man in the Iron Lung